Speaking & Listening

Term One

Topic: Amuse and Entertain

Skills Focus: Voice, Body Language and Eye Contact

A big thank you to S for teaching us how to make origami shuriken during our Public Speaking time this week. If you'd like to teach your family how to make ninja stars too, here's a link to the video that we looked at in class.

Thank you also to the whole class for your wonderfully entertaining presentations this term. You really captured our attention and imagination with your clever audience participation techniques and confident communication. What a wonderful beginning.

So, what's next?

Term Two is all about learning to present factual information and beginning to develop the skills of persuasion. We've lots more fun ahead! I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Term Two

Topic: Inform

Skills Focus: Communicate facts in an engaging manner

Choose a topic related to sustainability, geography, science or environment and present an information report to the class focusing on the communication of factual information. To assist you with your planning we will be looking more closely at the structure and language of information reports in class. It's going to be fun. How you bring the information to life though will be up to you. I can't wait to see what you come up with :)

Term Three

Topic: Persuade

Skills Focus: Power words and techniques

Select from a range of hand-picked debate topics to present an argument persuading the audience of a particular viewpoint. Preparation activities to include inspiring speeches from Youtube and TedEx. Roster to be drawn to ensure variety in the number of topics presented on any particular Friday lesson.Listening response cards to be used by audience.